Reviews from our lovely customers

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'+!\[\]]* a theory course with Youri and was impressed with his knowledge of the business and depth of research. Not only was the material covered on the day helpful, the resources we were given to bring away and use for ourselves in developing our business plans was invaluable.

Hi, I attended the full day Barista and Latte Art course with Stu as our trainer.( Sorry i was late, sat nav issues eneded up in wrong carr bottom road), I rang and Stu was really friendly and assured me it was fine and they would wait for me, a relief as already travelled 80 miles and didnt want to miss it. FANTASTIC, what a great day, Stu was passionate about coffee, which shone through, his knowledge was excellent, being not only able to answer questions but adding his own passion to the answers, which is infectious. Reading all the reviews, I know now why they are all so positive. Well done Limini and of course Stu im hooked and saving up for a coffee machine, in the meantime im honing my Cafetiere skills. My knowledge of coffee, i,m ashamed to say was limited to drinking it, I came away with a lot more knowledge of how to make the perfect coffee. I enjoyed each and evey moment of the day, Stu made us all feel relaxed and helped us enjoy it. Despite my tulips looking like twigs!!!. I managed eventually to create one, it was like scoring a hat trick at anfield for Liverpool against Everton( no offence to evertonians, ha ha). Seriously the course is really well structured Stu knows his stuff and encorages you through each stage. I would highly recomend the course to anyone, my course was a present what a great gift it was. Thanks again to Stu for making it a special day. Be back one day for the business course, and to hone my tulip skills/ Paul Ainscough Merseyside.

This is a really great course, and I would recommend it to anyone thinking about starting up their own coffee shop. You can learn a lot from your own reading, research and experiences, but you get a whole lot more from Limini. Stuart is a very friendly and professional trainer who clearly loves coffee and working with and helping people. The hands on experience of working the machines and making great coffee was invaluable and lots of fun. I am glad too that I went on a course with 3 other adventurers - you can learn a lot from your fellow participants too. Thank you, Stuart and Youri. - Alistair

I thought the How to Start a Coffee Shop course was excellent. It was well paced, suited to our needs (we booked a 2-on-1 with Stuart) and we left with the knowledge and reassurance needed to go on and set up our venture. I though the ready-made spreadsheets for planning and financial control were perfect for our needs - easy to understand but thorough and very useful at our business planning stage. Stuart was a very knowledgeable and professional trainer. His passion for the coffee business shone through and inspired us even further. I couldn't recommend the course highly enough. - Brendan

I would highly recommend the coffeeshop course for any start up business regardless of what how much experience you have or research you have previously done. It highlighted some flaws in my existing plan whilst equipping me with an in depth knowledge of the industry, especially the financials. Youri's knowledge is second to none, very professional staff and made to feel welcome by all. - Sarah

I attended the one-on-one course with Youri several months ago, and had a fantastic time! Youri is so knowledgeable, and so passionate about coffee and coffee making...he made it a truly enjoyable and productive learning experience. I'd have no hesitation recommending the course to other people interested in learning more and honing their barista skills. A great gift for those interested in learning more, and essential foundational knowledge for those interested in a career with coffee. - Sam

Me and my partner had recently returned from travelling, and whilst away visiting these wonderful places we realised how excited we got about coffee, but knew nothing about it. We researched and come up with the idea of owning our own coffee shop, but we were questioning ourselves, could we do this? Could we afford this? Could we learn enough to make this happen? We came across Limini coffee, and read all the amazing reviews. We had ones closer to home but they didn’t come close to Liminis reviews. My Dad came along too, he kept an open mind but came to see if he would be willing to invest in us and a coffee house from the information we would receive. All three of us were completely overwhelmed to how much we learned over the 2 day course with Stuart and Youri. They are completely passionate with what they do and it’s refreshing to see. Stuart was our main teacher for the 2 days, and he was very patient with us. It was a brilliant mix with the coffee making and practical side of things to the business side of things. The room was brilliantly set up, so clean, fresh and easy to use. We never knew how difficult it was to actually make a proper€™ cup of coffee. We loved the learning and tasting, grinding and even ROASTING our own coffee!! We can easily say now, esp with the continuing on going support from Limini Coffee, we could confidently follow our dream and open our own coffee shop (along with my Dads investment alsoŠ) Thank you Youri, Stu and the whole team, and continue doing what you do best! - Deanna, Mike & Richard

My initial thoughts when setting up my coffee shop was do I really need to go on a course and what have I got to gain? Having spent the day at Limini with Stuart, Youri and Bex I came away feeling not just equipped to start the business but I now feel I have the ongoing support of a great team who are always at the end of the phone or email. It is hard to put into words just how much I learned but I now look at coffee and coffee making in a whole new light. The great service not only ends after the course but having ordered supplies and equipment I have been delighted with the excellent service and support I have been given. Thank you! - Guy

I recently did the How to start our coffee shop, and booked a 121 with Stuart. What a fantastic day! Firstly, the training room is amazing. Its relaxing, comfortable, like walking into a coffee shop/kitchen. Stuart is a total star and really patient! He had a great balance between the coffee making, which I loved and the business side of opening a shop. I didn't really know where to start on all this so I was abit all over the place, but Stu took control and took me through the basics on how things run and what needs to be done. I have loads more questions that didn't come to me on the day, so sorry guys, I'm gonna be emailing you! But I know they will be there for me as they are very supportive and the day isn't all that they give. Further support is offered which really gives me the confidence to know that I'm not quite alone! Am booking the Barista course shortly! - Amanda

My sister and I did the 2-on-1 course with Youri; it really was fantastic. Going in we had a bit of an idea of what we were wanting to do but we didn't really know how to go about it all. We went in with an whole page worth of questions we wanted to cover and by the end of the day, I think we only had one question that had not already been covered. Youri is a fantastic teacher and he really struck the balance between the business theory side and the practical coffee making. I have to say, before going into the course, I'd never really thought all that much about what goes into a good cup of coffee, and after having tried and made a substantial amount of coffee on the day, I can honestly say I've never had anything like it before! All the coffees we had were absolutely gorgeous and you can really tell that as a company, everybody at Limini are very passionate about what they do. I will admit that I was slightly nervous about getting hands on and making coffee (I hadn't really done anything like that before) but Youri was so helpful and patient and within no time my sister and I were busy making our own variety of coffees (I even got to roast my own blend!) complete with latte art! This course was fantastic. We went in there knowing virtually nothing about coffee and had a limited idea of what we needed to do to start our business. We walked out feeling a lot more confident that this is something we can do and are now on with getting our business plan up to scratch (with the help of the online package included in the course).To anyone who is looking at taking a coffee course, whether it be for starting your own business or learning how to make the perfect coffee, I would definitely recommend you go to Limini. Thank you again for a truly inspiring day. Hayley